diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..154fba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
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+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["main.go"],
+    importpath = "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/metroctl",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+    deps = ["@com_github_spf13_cobra//:go_default_library"],
+)
+
+go_binary(
+    name = "metroctl",
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29d44e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "metroctl",
+	Short: "metroctl controls Metropolis nodes and clusters.",
+}
+
+func main() {
+	cobra.CheckErr(rootCmd.Execute())
+}